If you have plans to travel in a Spanish speaking country, you will probably want to brush up on a few key phrases.  Traveling in an unfamiliar area definitely increases the odds that you will get lost and need to ask someone for help.  In most big cities you will probably be able to find [...]

How is your Spanish these days?  Maybe you have spent hours in Spanish classes and utilized some computer based learning.  Maybe you have developed a relationship with a native Spanish speaker in your city and have spent numerous evenings chatting in a coffee shop to work on your pronunciation.  Maybe you have listened to Spanish [...]

Many English speakers are seeing the advantages to learning Spanish.  Everyone has different reasons for wanting to learn the language.  If you are a little more on the skeptical side and don’t see a lot of benefit to putting the time and effort into studying Spanish, consider these reasons.  You may find yourself ordering a [...]

The home page of this website has a comprehensive discussion of the reasons for and advantages of learning a second language. People decide to study Spanish or another second tongue for a multitude of motives that range from recreation to business. If you have made the decision that learning to speak Spanish will be useful [...]

You took the plunge and bought a computer assisted Spanish course. Maybe you enrolled in a Spanish class at your local community college.  You are feeling great about starting on a new journey of learning Spanish.  Since you are going to be putting a good deal of time and effort into your studies, you may [...]